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Missouri trooper intercepts wrong-way driver
Arielle Ripplinger, 34, was arrested after a Missouri trooper used a forcible stop on a wrong-way driver with a 0.153% blood alcohol level, preventing a major accident.
- On Dec. 7, shortly before 1 a.m., Corporal Winters used a forcible stopping technique to disable a white GMC on U.S. 54's Missouri River Bridge in Cole County, Missouri.
- The driver said she had three shots of tequila and was following her GPS, and a preliminary breath sample indicated 0.153 percent, identified as Arielle Ripplinger of Columbia, Missouri.
- Turning his patrol car around, Corporal Winters drove parallel to the white GMC to warn oncoming motorists, but the driver ignored his emergency equipment.
- She was arrested and booked with the Cole County Sheriff's Office and faces charges including driving while intoxicated—prior offender and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
- The Missouri State Highway Patrol praised the trooper for preventing a potential tragedy, noting paramedics responded as a precaution and no injuries were reported.
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Missouri trooper intercepts wrong-way driver
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